Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart held their Annual Christmas Primestock Sale in Dumfries on Wednesday.
An excellent show of haltered Prime Cattle was presented to the Judge Mr Evan Hall (Scotbeef Ltd) who found his champion with a home bred Limousin Bullock ‘Breaking Bad’ shown by Young handler Jack Forsyth, ( main picture) Mid Bishopton which sold at 350ppk to Frasers Butchers Stranraer.
The Reserve Champion ticket was awarded to J & L Craik, Waterside with a red Limousin Bullock selling at 300p to Bryce Taylor, Border Meats Lockerbie.
The Galloway Championship was won by Maxwelton Estate Farms, Moniaive with a homebred Bullock which was purchased at 290ppk by Richard Hobday of Whitepeak Farm Butchery Ltd, Derbyshire.
Show Classes
Class 1. Charolais Bullock
1st Outmains 660Kg 225p to Border Meats, Lockerbie
Class 2. Any other Continental Bullock
1st Dumbretton 660Kg 240p to M/S Frasers Butchers Stranraer
Class 3. Home Bred Bullock
1st Mid Bishopton 625Kg 350p to M/S Frasers Butchers Stranraer
2nd Balgrayhill 575Kg 290p to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
Class 4. Charolais Heifer
1st Park 550Kg 280p to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
Class 5. Limousin
1st Waterside 560Kg 300p to R Johnstone & Sons Butchers Annan
2nd Mid Bishopton 720Kg 265p to M/S Frasers Butchers Stranraer
Class 6. Galloway
1st Shancastle 570Kg 290p to Whitepeak Butchery Ltd, Derbyshire
Many Thanks to our sponsors Farmers Guardian, Frank Johnston (Tractors) Ltd, Macmin, Limousin Breeders Club.
Prime Cattle outwith Show
Charolais Heifers to 240.5p from West Cluden, Holywood to M/S Mather. Limousin to 232.5p Upper Tinwald, Dumfries to M/S Frasers Stranraer
124 OTM Cattle
with 13 active buyers in attendance, trade was brisk for all classes.
Best Beef Cow; Charolais from West Logan, Castle Douglas 930Kg 170p to S Carlisle
Best Dairy Cow; Holstein Friesian from Newhouse, Holywood 715Kg 115p to Dawn Meats
Prices Per Head
Charolais to £1581 West Logan
Limousin to £1169.20, £1155.15, £1124.80, £979.20, £967.50 Lantonside, £952.50 West Lanegate
Simmental to £1093.50 Newbie Mains, £946.15 Gimmenbie
Stabiliser to £1014.30, £967.50 South Mains
Blonde to £1152, £1065.75 Foregirth
Angus to £1131.25 Foregirth, £1006.25 Over Cairn, £988.68 Newlands
Holstein Friesian to £980, £844.75 Slacks, £839.45 drum, £822.25 Newhouse
Bulls Angus to £1196.00 Fardingjames, £1177 Gillenbie
Prices Per Kilo
Angus to 181p Foregirth, 169p, 157p, 140p Newlands, 133p Over Cairn
Blonde to 180p Foregirth, 147p Foregirth
Charolais to 170p West Logan
Limousin to 158p, 152p, 151p, 150p, 144p, 140p Lantonside
Stabiliser to 147p, 139p, 135p South Mains
Holstein Friesian to 139p New Farm, 133 Kirkland,127p, 121p Barony, 121p Trailflat, 115p Newhouse, 112p Slacks
British Blue to 137p Gillenbie
Simmental to £135p Newbie Mains, 127p Gimmenbie
Galloway to 115p Copewood
Bulls Angus to 115p Fardingjames
1922 Prime Sheep Forward
1482 Prime Lambs which included the Annual Christmas Show & Sale
Mr Jason Tucker, Pontypool placed the lamb classes awarding the championship ticket to Brian Ryder, Newton Cottage ( Pictured) with a pair of Beltex Lambs scaling 33Kg and realising £150 (455ppk) to The Judge.
Reserve Championship was also awarded to Newton Cottage with a pair of Charolais x Beltex Lambs 37Kg (270ppk) at £100.
Texel Championship was awarded to D & D Aitken, Upper Cleugh £98 44Kg (222.7ppk)
Reserve Texel Lambs Gelston Castle Farms £90 40Kg (225ppk)
Show Classes
Class 1 Texel Lambs
1st Upper Cleugh £98 (44Kg); 2nd Gelston Castle £90 (40Kg)
Class 2 Beltex Lambs
1st Newton Cottage £150 (33Kg); 2nd Newton Cottage £91 (40Kg)
Class 3 Suffolk Lambs
1st Rigghead £85 (42Kg); 2nd Cleughbrae £87 (44Kg)
Class 4 Any other Breed
1st Newton Cottage £100 (37Kg); 2nd Clonhie £87 (41Kg)
Class 5 Mule Lambs
1st Lochwood £70 (39Kg)
Class 6 Blackface Lambs
1st Glenmanna £75 (39Kg); 2nd Auchenhessnane £73 (38Kg)
Prime Lambs dearer with ringside of buyers actively seeking numbers. Sale average 190.6ppk
32 Lambs 25.5-32Kg ave 186.3p to 227p Martingirth
Suffolk to £68 Martingirth
Blackface to £58 Craighead
550 Lambs 32.1-39Kg ave 198.8p to 455p Newton Cott
Beltex to £150, £100, £90 Newton Cott, £75, £73 Heithat
Texel to £87 Gleston Castle, £80.50 Bridgestone, £80 Penlaw, £76.50 Archwood, £76.20 Mochrum, £75.50 Martingirth, £75 Nisbet
Blackface to £75.50 Merkland, £75 Corsebank, £75 Glenmanna, £73 Auchenhessnane
Suffolk to £75.50 Blackburn
NCC to £73.50 Archwood
Mule to £72.50 Hall, £72.20 Blackburn, £71.50 Archwood
634 Lambs 39.1-45Kg ave 187.9p to 228p Newton Cott
Texel to £98 Upper Cleugh, £94 Maryfield, £90 (x2) Gelston Castle, £87 Barbush, £86 Clonhie, £85 Bridgestone, £85 East Polquhirter
Beltex to £91, £88 Newton Cott
Suffolk to £82.50 Bridgestone, £82.20, £81.50 Riggheads, £82.20 West Skelston, £82 Barnbarroch, £80 Nether Barr, £79 Abune the Brae
Berrichon to £81 Glendarroch
Blackface to £80 Glenmanna, £78 maryholm, £75.50 Maxwelltown, £72 Corsencon
Charollais to £79.50Lower Shieldhill
NCC to £78.80 Archwood
Mule to £76 Rigghead, £75 Corsencon, £75 Nisbet, £74 Merkland
248 Lambs 45.6-52Kg ave 176p to 204p Cleughbrae
Beltex to £102 Cleughbrae
Texel to £94 Cleughbrae, £94 Upper Cleugh, £87 (x2) Eastside, £84.50 Druidhall, £84 Bush, £84 Barnbarroch, £83 Newmains
Suffolk to £87 Cleughbrae, £85 Rigghead, £83.50 Netherhall, £83.50 West Skelston
Lambs 52.1Kg+ Beltex to £85 Dempsterton
440 Cast Ewe & Rams – All classes short of supply and in big demand
Heavy ewes averaged £81.28
Texel to £118 Maryfield, £110 Lower Shieldhill, £98 Thorniethwaite, £98 Shangan, £97 Eastside, £95 Barbush, £91 Carsegowan
Suffolk to £115, £111 Sunnyhill
Mule to £90 Bush, £86 Glendarroch, £86 East Raffles, £84 Abune the Brae, £83 Carsegowan, £82 Nether Barr, £81 Newbank
Leicester to £87 Over Abington
Charolais to £80 Shangan
Half Bred to £78 Dempsterton
Light Ewe averaged £60.69
Blackface to £70 Drumbuie, £69, £68 Tower, £65 Hall, £65 Longbeoch
Texel Ram £105 Carsegowan
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